River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22


was evident that he had nerved himself up
to he fulfillment OF some important duty,
regardless of consequences
Look here. Doctor, he said, in cautious
undertOne, the moment Dr. Blake had
closed the door behind him; there's things
that's got 20 be said, whether you think I'm
a interferin' with what's none of my biz
ness or not Fust and foremost. you've Let
Mis- Mack drive Miss Doris away from the
house -"
Nothing of the sort, Bob, sharply inter
rupted Dr. Blake Miss Doris has-has
run of with my nephew, Paul, To be mar
ried"
B." Begin your pardon, bGt she amt
cOoly returned Bob, who was nothing IL
not blunt spoken Mr.. Paul's been an
Hoped with Judge Haynes daughter. which
isn't only eighteen years old, and the Judge
is Jes wild about it, every body's talkin' OF
it downtown
DR. Blake fell into the nearest ehair
and sat staring speechlessly at Bob. who
with great inward gusto, went on;
a. Seems he told Mss Doris al about Il.
and she tried to get him off the notion hut
twasnt no use So hen Miss HAYNES has
gone OF TO Boston TO get married, and Miss
Doris she's took the train To Portland, where
she's had offer for to teach music and
DRAWN in the Presbyterian Institute"
How do you know all this. BODY
hoarsely demanded Doctor Blake. fec, ing
as though every thing was slipping from
under his feet
Didn't Miss Doris tell me last night
waen she got me to hang y0ur plcter
in your bedroom on the sly, and she G. wing
ike her heart was a-breaking? boldly re-
turned Bob; land didn't sue say she hadn't
no home here any longer, now that You
was goin' to m Try Mrs Mackg But I've
writ note thaGIl explain il oil. she SAYS
and Doctor Biakell find il under his plate
in the morning"
Doctor Blake did not wait for further
explanations Ten minutes later he had
left the house, caught tie 9,l5 express Tor
Portland and reached there ty II an.
Dressed in her best. Mrs Mack sat in TIN.
parlor New Years night impdtienzly await
ing DR.. Biake's coming. she knew that he
had been invited to dine out, and mis- pro-
longed absence did not surprise her So
absorbed was Mrs Mack in a pleasant day
dream that she did not notice the arrival
and departure OF hack which had depos-
tied a gentleman and lady at the door That
the gentleman was DR. Blake was evident
bY the fat that he let himself and his COM.
paniOn in with night key Who the lady
might be is probably apparent to the dulIest
comprehension.
Still taken up with her castle building the
widow, blissful unconscious of i'm
pending ruin, turned her head languidly as
the door opened
DIR Blake--and Mss Doris"
This was he startled e. clamation which
fell from the widows lips as she sprang 10
her feet
Not Miss Doris, but Mrs blake. said the
doctor, wi IA freezing politeness 1--WE were
married in Portland this afternoon. And
before Mrs Mack could scream me add
thai as You see have mace my choice as
to which of You two should remain under
my roof, snail have 70 request you TO take
your departure at the earliest OppoI sunity--
perhaps you can guess why
Mrs NJ lck gisped, but na5hing came Of il
Though speeches. wish baffied rage amt
shame she hurried out OF the room banging
the door behind Ber TIL every pane of glass
rattled
but an earthquake would not have dis
turbed the happiness Of the newly-married
coupe VINO sat side by side in front Of the
cheerful blaze
Ii | were not quite so young" said Doris,
a little EegTe fully, IN pause Of the CONVEX
satiOn after the mu,u al explanations had all
been gone over again.
If / were not quite 50 oid. 4" said the
Doctor, with quiet smile
'Old," was the in iignant response Does
the picture painted of you looG olds"
why. no said DR. Blake. laughing; ~On
the contrary It fiatters my years grossly
~ilut that is the way you look to me. -
" hispered Doris And that is all
PRANK IL COssvERsE